I used to buy police crown vics at municipal auctions in NM for around $1000 each with 100K miles on them. I used them as cabs and one point I had 13 of them on the road. I typically ran them up to 500,000 miles before I'd sell them off. Police crown vics (Interceptors) have P71 in the VIN vs civilian ones that have P73 in their VINs.
Thanks so much! I went to the auction after watching your tutorial and bought a 2011 Crown Vic. I used your advice and bought a jump starter beforehand. It really made a difference and allowed me to quickly filter out the lemons.
Just an FYI, you could get a 9C1 Caprice police package in 94-96 with the small 4.3 V8. Here in Denver the city cars often had the 4.3 but the cars stationed at the airport had the 5.7 engines.
I miss the live auctions. My public auction changed to online during Covid and never changed back. I have 3 clean, rust free P71's with cruise control that were deputy sheriff take home cars!
Just got myself a 2005 Ford Five Hundred from GovDeals and I'm trying to sell my 2003 Crown Victoria with 121k miles. Marketplace sucks but I would be happy to get $800
Glad you explained that cam thing with the sound because i thought about buying one online but all the ones i like have high idle hours and that's turning me away no matter how low the miles are
Last year I bought a 2017 Dodge Charger Pursuit AWD, it was a NC State Patrol car. Had 131k miles, 1245 idle hours out of a total 4500 hours. Paid 12k for it. Did not have the Hemi tic. It’s been great!
@@streetratgarage Most of the state patrol cars here had about 6000-7000 total hours and over 2k idle hours. This was one of the few with low hours. They come with complete maintenance records. All I had to do with mine was get the front axles replaced.
The 5.3 powered 2007-14 Tahoes suffer from cam failures similar to the Chargers. The active fuel management system was a flawed design the led to premature engine failure. Let's not even get into the 6 speed transmission issues.
I would have bid on some those Vic's, they went for a decent price being a well equipped car .. It could have been good content video to see how good of a deal you got as well..
Any chance of a website for these cars I always wanted a white crown vic I had a 2008 baby blue one from Seattle and currently have a 2011 all black from well still trying figure it out but its from California
The name of the auction house is called Kessler Schaefer auto auction in Indianapolis. Just google that name and it’ll take you to their website where you can navigate to online auctions.
If that is just a city auction and not a dealer auction. That is some great prices. In this area a POS with 200,000+ miles on and they will try to get 2k + out of it.
2006 to 2011 crown Victoria have top notch - built proof transmissions. 4r75e.... Any c.v. 2005 and down: expect to replace transmission multiple times
8:359:25 well... I guess I now know why the 1994 Thunderbird I have was that same gray color when i got it, the spec sheet was on top of the gas tank "very crusty paper could only vaguely make out the word Indiana out of the mostly washed out gibberish left on it". and the only thing wrong i found was the fuel injectors and pump went bad with the 8.8 axle shafts braking after an N/A tune up. they are only fast enough to catch up when the local dealerships re-tune everything locally on the new and used marked to comply with emissions standards as "grams of CO2/hr (56kg/hr) that is 1/4 that of the 150lb/hr of fuel those 4.6's will burn aka 213-450kg/hr CO2"
My county in Florida only has a sheriff’s department all the cities did away with their police departments and pay the county for law enforcement duties.
Rumor has it that in the arab world, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, ... Crown Vics are a thing for their looks as they get tuned with their engines. I have ever seen some videos of them in Saudi streets
vintage car collector from Shimla, India & I'm looking for second hand genuinely accident free 2009 - 2012 Ford Crown Victoria (EN114) 4.6 V8 4-Dr Executive Sedan (LHD) . . . please advise . . .
That’s a good question. I don’t have a good answer. You have to find a broker here I. The states that’s willing to buy cars for you and then set up shipping. Might not be easy. I you google that question for the answer.
Clean Crown Vic’s under 90k are selling near $9k at Govdeals near St. Louis area snatched one up myself last year but I know for a fact I’m not selling it for that price
@@JimBuffalo there is another online auction site called govdeals.com. They have listings of several municipalities that are selling government vehicles. And this website is nationwide and you can bid online. So check that one out if you are looking for some police cars or government own vehicles.
I have an 06 CVPI now has 257k miles. Mainly problem free cept for few normal issues. Also driven a Charger. The Charger is a better car. Batter turning radius, more nimble and more power (V8). But no way I'll keep the Vic no issues just drive it.
The hemi engine does not do well when you leave it idle for a long period of time and this is exactly what a lot of police officers do. The low idling does not allow enough oil to get onto the cam and roller lifters, causing a roller lifter failure that leads to grinding the lobes off of the cam. this ticking sound is what you hear when the lobes are wearing out.
Only state troopers and K-9 officers should be permitted to take police cruisers home. In town city and county cruisers should be parked at precinct or yard. I don't wanna hear, 'what if there's an emergency .,.," there are plenty of cops with plenty of shifts. They can commute to their 'service" work in their personal vehicle. It's like there's no personal rules, regulations and hoops for them to jump through; to easy. No not cop hater BUT 'FED" up with govmnt servants 'mismanagement." There is waaaaaaaaaaaay to much abuse with public entities/servants and tax payer funded publicly owned cars. It's an absolute joke and should be audited nation wide.
I would imagine that the cops sit in the car with the air conditioning on so have to leave the engine running. It’s a shame because it damages the engine
So you think that gray Crown Vic might've been sitting 2 to 3 years as you stated in the video and you started it and let it run with potentially bad gas in the tank that if so is now running through the injectors and through the whole car, nice. Apparently your not buying it, though it sucks for the next buyer with what you and probably every other person there is doing.
Every car there will be started by the auction and run for about 20 mins as it waits in line to go on the auction block. If you watched the whole auction, that same car was shown driving through the auction. The driver saw it was starting to over heat and kept on running the car until it was starting to rattle by the time they sold it. Then drove it back to the back lot. So that’s how things work at an auction. And what you need to be aware of before you buy.
Dodge ripped off Lots of Police Departments with the POS Charger. The engines are crap 💩. At 80,000 miles the cam is bad ? My 05 Kia has 195,000 miles and runs as smooth as brand new. I serviced it with Oil Changes every 5000 miles and used Castrol Synthetic. Older Chevys Trucks and Fords can go long way also. The new ones seem like they don’t have the Durability and are made Cheap.
Auctions are one of the last con games hoisted on the public. Always some wild cards in the bidding audience driving up the price and others winning the bid but turning the car back in to be bid on at a later date and to a different audience. Also like buying a pig in a poke, never really know what you are getting but can bet the auction house knows.
What world do you live in that the pentastar 3.6 not make noise. All Chrysler products make cam and lifter noise. It's how mechanics in the hood have earned a living for the past 12-15 years
POLICE ALWAYS SELL OFF THEIR OLD CARS, I JUST WISH THEY WOULD LET ALL POLICE KNOW. I've seen so many people get one of these at auction and then get harassed by police. Either police don't know they are sold. I've seen videos because the decal that came on the car said police intercepter and the guy got screemed at. I don't know that its worth the stress.
Not sure what the problem is, but I have driven several X police vehicles. I am actually driving a 2014 Tahoe X state police vehicle. I have never been pulled over for that reason.
Great videos. In the 80s AND 90s I used to flip police cars and other fleet vehicles. My house used to look like a police station.
I used to buy police crown vics at municipal auctions in NM for around $1000 each with 100K miles on them. I used them as cabs and one point I had 13 of them on the road. I typically ran them up to 500,000 miles before I'd sell them off. Police crown vics (Interceptors) have P71 in the VIN vs civilian ones that have P73 in their VINs.
Cool auction! Some good deals on some of those Vic's. To bad you didn't pick one up. One of your best vids imo. Thanks!
Maybe next time.
Awesome video! Love seeing all the crown vics. I have owned 3. The fastest was my 1998. Old mighigan state police cruiser, miss that car, lol.
lol 98-09 was like the same,fastest? how was one faster
friend has a 74 Fury 3 440 cid police car. Fast as hell.
Thanks so much! I went to the auction after watching your tutorial and bought a 2011 Crown Vic. I used your advice and bought a jump starter beforehand. It really made a difference and allowed me to quickly filter out the lemons.
Glad I could help!
those crown vics are beasts. I would always recommend buying one. no problems finding parts
Most of our general duty patrol units in Brisbane Australia are Camry Hybrids, they are retired at 4 years or or 130,000k
That's young, especially since with a hybrid you're not racking up insane numbers of idle hours.
I wouldn't want a front wheel drive Police car!
2k for a crown Vic you can't go wrong
1st time viewer from the UK, a very enjoyable video and you made it very interesting with a lot of knowledge
Glad you enjoyed it!
Last of an Era. This is probably huge batch of Crown Victoria's you'll see for sale. Great automobile
One of your best vids imo. Thanks!
Just an FYI, you could get a 9C1 Caprice police package in 94-96 with the small 4.3 V8. Here in Denver the city cars often had the 4.3 but the cars stationed at the airport had the 5.7 engines.
As a vic owner myself this is pretty much heaven for me especially with some of those prices which aren't bad at all
I miss the live auctions. My public auction changed to online during Covid and never changed back. I have 3 clean, rust free P71's with cruise control that were deputy sheriff take home cars!
Appreciate the video. Hadn't been to one yet but am interested. Thanks.
4.3 v6 Chevy was a popular engine used in yellow New York City taxicabs back in the day.
Just got myself a 2005 Ford Five Hundred from GovDeals and I'm trying to sell my 2003 Crown Victoria with 121k miles. Marketplace sucks but I would be happy to get $800
If it runs good and the transmission is fine and looks halfway decent it would go for $1500 all day long.
@@streetratgarage
People will tell you it's worth $1500 but will not pay the $800 for it
How's everything else? Where ya located? I'm interested if you're serious, and it's in decent condition.
Where u located I’m interested
This is such an eye opener. Thanks for the insight on these actions. I have to locate my police auctions in my area
Alot of the Police Charger's are 6 Cylinder's for that reason you explained about the idling
Glad you explained that cam thing with the sound because i thought about buying one online but all the ones i like have high idle hours and that's turning me away no matter how low the miles are
You have to be real careful
i drove one at my job and the main problem was the seats collapsed.
Looks like one of the MCSO used by the warrants unit I recall seeing 5 of them a few years ago all black. Guess sold over on the west side auction ???
Yes. 46 and Lafayette area
Last year I bought a 2017 Dodge Charger Pursuit AWD, it was a NC State Patrol car. Had 131k miles, 1245 idle hours out of a total 4500 hours. Paid 12k for it. Did not have the Hemi tic. It’s been great!
That’s low idle hours for a police car. A lot have half the amount of the total hours.
@@streetratgarage Most of the state patrol cars here had about 6000-7000 total hours and over 2k idle hours. This was one of the few with low hours. They come with complete maintenance records. All I had to do with mine was get the front axles replaced.
Hard to believe they still run Crown Vics. Newest ones are what, 13 years old? Great cars though, what a shame they don’t make them any more.
Last ones are 2011 models
The 5.3 powered 2007-14 Tahoes suffer from cam failures similar to the Chargers. The active fuel management system was a flawed design the led to premature engine failure. Let's not even get into the 6 speed transmission issues.
Turn off the afm with hp tuners and change the transmission fluid like you should and they just keep going. I’m at 440,000 mile right now
so was the 6.2 after 07
damn these vics selling for pretty cheap over there, Wish vics were that cheap here anymore.
What happened to the high performance package cars?
That 95 caprice classic had a4.3 L V / 6
No v-6 cars in this body style. The 4.3 for this car is the L99 v-8
I did not know that, Thanks for the info
I would have bid on some those Vic's, they went for a decent price being a well equipped car .. It could have been good content video to see how good of a deal you got as well..
Finally… real cars
THEM NEW CARGERS ARE JUNK SUVS ARE WORSE
CROWN VICS CAN GO 500-600K WITH SYNETHIC OIL
Do they run the engine the entire time its in the line for the auction stage???
32:20 was a ford fusion not taurus didnt u buy one recently?
Had an older one.
@@streetratgarage coulda sworn they were the same style. This one was a hybrid
Any chance of a website for these cars
I always wanted a white crown vic
I had a 2008 baby blue one from Seattle and currently have a 2011 all black from well still trying figure it out but its from California
The name of the auction house is called Kessler Schaefer auto auction in Indianapolis. Just google that name and it’ll take you to their website where you can navigate to online auctions.
@streetratgarage thank you sir appreciate 🙏🏽 🍻💯
Perfect audio balance when using the Iphone
Suprised old cleeter wasnt over buying them all up lol hes got a graveyard of about 100 of the things + how evermany run
Those r some high milage squads ...
On cop cars you have to look at the idle hours as well. One hour of idle equals 30 miles on the road.
Howdy! Ohio here!
they can be used as storm chasers
Whats the online bid site???
If I buy online how much is it to ship to FL? Is this through govdeals?
You have to get your own shipper. Have to ask them for a quote
@@streetratgarage ahh that’s a good idea thanks so much
If that is just a city auction and not a dealer auction. That is some great prices. In this area a POS with 200,000+ miles on and they will try to get 2k + out of it.
Where’s the money go after the auction? The budget?
hi.i enjoyed your video.what do you think about the ford taurus police cruisers.are they good?
Randy from Auto Auction Rebuilds can roam around,doing that all day long.That old man is very sick.
Haha
They do this every other month or so? Wow😮
Sure do
2006 to 2011 crown Victoria have top notch - built proof transmissions. 4r75e.... Any c.v. 2005 and down: expect to replace transmission multiple times
I wouldn't mind a Charger 6 cylinder.
I think i want one of these where do i look???
Cleatus McFarland buys a bunch of those!! Then he invites some crazy hot riders to come and have a race BIG TIME!!!!
8:35 9:25 well... I guess I now know why the 1994 Thunderbird I have was that same gray color when i got it, the spec sheet was on top of the gas tank "very crusty paper could only vaguely make out the word Indiana out of the mostly washed out gibberish left on it". and the only thing wrong i found was the fuel injectors and pump went bad with the 8.8 axle shafts braking after an N/A tune up. they are only fast enough to catch up when the local dealerships re-tune everything locally on the new and used marked to comply with emissions standards as "grams of CO2/hr (56kg/hr) that is 1/4 that of the 150lb/hr of fuel those 4.6's will burn aka 213-450kg/hr CO2"
The rooks get the old squads as their first 😂
My county in Florida only has a sheriff’s department all the cities did away with their police departments and pay the county for law enforcement duties.
I miss buying crown vics. Awesome deals
Great cars!
What the website for this auction?
Look up Kessler Schaefer auto auction in Indianapolis
we got some crown vics but they cost round about 7 - 12k Euro because these cars never maded it to Europe. i want one but cant afford it :(
The shipping cost probably is more than what you would pay for the car here.
That was a 1995 Caprice with the L99 4.3 V8 and those were factory wheels NOT custom!!! And caprice 94-96 9C1 came with both L99 and LT1 V8's
2014-2018 Toyota Corolla, please help
Just like our Aussie made fords the rust loves a ford
In northern US and Canada the salt will eat all cars to pieces in a few years.
The crown Vic’s suck! The v8’s you have to take the intake to get to the starter! I believe maybe it was the cadalic CT’s?
Rumor has it that in the arab world, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, ... Crown Vics are a thing for their looks as they get tuned with their engines. I have ever seen some videos of them in Saudi streets
Crown Vic’s are famous all over the world.
That was not a Taurus, it was a Fusion
Those 07-14 Tahoe's ALSO have camshaft/lifter issues cause of the AFM crap
That’s easy to fix. Find someone with ho tuner. And flip one switch in the ecu and you’re good to go.
Can anyone attend? Do you have to have a dealers license to buy a car?
For this one city auction, yes anyone can come
I got a kid graduating college . I need to get a dodge charger or CVPI under 100 k miles. Where's this at?
The Kessler Schaefer auto auction in Indianapolis
www.ksaa1.com
Best to buy 4 or 5 and build 1 with all the best parts. Buy the 5.7 V8!
Speaking of good cars that looks just like my son's Ford fusion
I got this advice from the late Carl Weathers to ‘buy cars from police auctions’
Like the dodge Dodge charger police cars
you gonna make hella money if you can export the vics to saudi arabia
Crown Victoria looks so much better than the challenger
Can anyone buy from that auction
Only from this one sale. It is normally a dealers only auction, but when they sell city or state vehicles, it is open to the public.
vintage car collector from Shimla, India & I'm looking for second hand genuinely accident free 2009 - 2012 Ford Crown Victoria (EN114) 4.6 V8 4-Dr Executive Sedan (LHD) . . . please advise . . .
That’s a good question. I don’t have a good answer. You have to find a broker here I. The states that’s willing to buy cars for you and then set up shipping. Might not be easy. I you google that question for the answer.
You didn’t buy anything?
Clean Crown Vic’s under 90k are selling near $9k at Govdeals near St. Louis area snatched one up myself last year but I know for a fact I’m not selling it for that price
Checked their website what is dealer consignment?
They do dealer sale mostly. The police vehicle sale is the only public sale
Did you buy anything new 😮
Not yet, still looking
Where's are these auctions I'm from Canada?
This particular auction is in Indianapolis, Indiana
Oh I see thanks.
@@JimBuffalo there is another online auction site called govdeals.com. They have listings of several municipalities that are selling government vehicles. And this website is nationwide and you can bid online. So check that one out if you are looking for some police cars or government own vehicles.
I have an 06 CVPI now has 257k miles. Mainly problem free cept for few normal issues. Also driven a Charger. The Charger is a better car. Batter turning radius, more nimble and more power (V8). But no way I'll keep the Vic no issues just drive it.
You’re passing on a V8 Charger because the engine ticks a little? That seems a bit short sighted.
The hemi engine does not do well when you leave it idle for a long period of time and this is exactly what a lot of police officers do. The low idling does not allow enough oil to get onto the cam and roller lifters, causing a roller lifter failure that leads to grinding the lobes off of the cam. this ticking sound is what you hear when the lobes are wearing out.
@@streetratgarage Thanks
i think they dont have ford taurus police
i loved this video
What about GMC or Chevrolet Trucks? Like the Crown Vics. Can be good.
Check out Govdeals.com for trucks
Only state troopers and K-9 officers should be permitted to take police cruisers home. In town city and county cruisers should be parked at precinct or yard. I don't wanna hear, 'what if there's an emergency .,.," there are plenty of cops with plenty of shifts. They can commute to their 'service" work in their personal vehicle. It's like there's no personal rules, regulations and hoops for them to jump through; to easy. No not cop hater BUT 'FED" up with govmnt servants 'mismanagement." There is waaaaaaaaaaaay to much abuse with public entities/servants and tax payer funded publicly owned cars. It's an absolute joke and should be audited nation wide.
Give me that hybird🎉
Tx in the house
I would imagine that the cops sit in the car with the air conditioning on so have to leave the engine running. It’s a shame because it damages the engine
Where is this place at I’ve been trying to buy a ex cop car
This is on the north west side of Indianapolis near Lafayette Road and I 65. It is called Kessler Schaeffer auto auction.
@ 🙏🙏thank you so much!
Auction fees?
I forgot to look. But there listed on there web page someplace
Can't hear you above the noise at the auction !
Yeah, it’s super noisy inside. That’s why I tried to step out as much as possible.
So you think that gray Crown Vic might've been sitting 2 to 3 years as you stated in the video and you started it and let it run with potentially bad gas in the tank that if so is now running through the injectors and through the whole car, nice. Apparently your not buying it, though it sucks for the next buyer with what you and probably every other person there is doing.
Every car there will be started by the auction and run for about 20 mins as it waits in line to go on the auction block. If you watched the whole auction, that same car was shown driving through the auction. The driver saw it was starting to over heat and kept on running the car until it was starting to rattle by the time they sold it. Then drove it back to the back lot.
So that’s how things work at an auction. And what you need to be aware of before you buy.
You Can See Idle Hours on them You Never look at?
Engine hours idle time
Crown Vic don’t care about idle time, but the Dodge charger sure does.
Dodge ripped off Lots of Police Departments with the POS Charger. The engines are crap 💩. At 80,000 miles the cam is bad ? My 05 Kia has 195,000 miles and runs as smooth as brand new. I serviced it with Oil Changes every 5000 miles and used Castrol Synthetic. Older Chevys Trucks and Fords can go long way also. The new ones seem like they don’t have the Durability and are made Cheap.
If show up in the hood in an unmarked Crown vic and try and make UC drug buy, good luck.
Government auctions are hilarious. Bought with tax payer money and then sold back to them. Seems like they should be given away or donated.
I'd go to auctions, but they all talk like they have marbles in their mouth. This isn't the 1800's.
Auctions are one of the last con games hoisted on the public. Always some wild cards in the bidding audience driving up the price and others winning the bid but turning the car back in to be bid on at a later date and to a different audience. Also like buying a pig in a poke, never really know what you are getting but can bet the auction house knows.
What world do you live in that the pentastar 3.6 not make noise. All Chrysler products make cam and lifter noise. It's how mechanics in the hood have earned a living for the past 12-15 years
We are talking about fleet vehicles that have been maintained and repaired already most of the chargers I started had high miles and sound really good
All taxpayer money up in smoke.
POLICE ALWAYS SELL OFF THEIR OLD CARS, I JUST WISH THEY WOULD LET ALL POLICE KNOW.
I've seen so many people get one of these at auction and then get harassed by police. Either police don't know they are sold. I've seen videos because the decal that came on the car said police intercepter and the guy got screemed at. I don't know that its worth the stress.
Not sure what the problem is, but I have driven several X police vehicles. I am actually driving a 2014 Tahoe X state police vehicle. I have never been pulled over for that reason.
Where’s them HEMIS AT??
Only saw 2 and they went for good money.
The only reason to ever buy one of these ex government cars, is for the motor and transmission to put in another Ford. 😂